IN MAY

AMCHP RELEASES ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE
WELL-BEING.

OUR MISSION

HEALTHY CHILDREN,
HEALTHY FAMILIES, AND
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.

AMCHP FUTURE 2027

STRATEGIC MAP.

AMCHP FUTURE 2027

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

ABOUT US

National Resource, Partner & Advocate

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is a national resource, partner, and advocate for state public health leaders who work and support state maternal and child health programs and others working to improve the health of women, children, youth, families, and communities.

We build successful programs by disseminating best practices, advocating on behalf of our members in Washington, DC, providing technical assistance, convening leaders to share experiences and ideas, and advising states to reach our common goal of healthy children, healthy families, and healthy communities.

Leadership
Collaboration
Health Equity & Social Justice
Inclusion

Integrity
Excellence
Stewardship

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OUR MEMBERS

Protect and Promote

AMCHP members come from the highest levels of state government. They include directors of maternal and child health programs, directors of programs for children with special health care needs, and other public health leaders who work and support state maternal and child health programs. AMCHP’s membership also includes academic, advocacy, community-based family health professionals, adolescent health coordinators, program managers, epidemiologists, family leaders, people with lived experience with the challenges AMCHP endeavor to solve, as well as families themselves.

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Cutting-Edge Practice

Building Capacity for Food Systems and Health Systems to Partner

Food pantries embedded within local communities are essential to the economic well-being of individuals and families whose circumstances make it difficult to access food as evidenced by frequency of individual visits to food pantries Read More

Emerging Practice

EACH Mom and Baby Collaborative

The EACH Collaborative is a partnership whose goal is to support the expansion and replication of perinatal community health worker (CHW) models in South Carolina through information sharing, technical support, funding opportunities and, perinatal specialty training for Community Health Workers. Read More

Emerging Practice

Virtual Autism Diagnostic Clinic

Through a unique partnership with Service Coordination units and hospital systems, Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania uses telehealth to identify autism spectrum disorder in toddlers. We provide early detection and easy access in the child's natural setting and no cost to the family. Read More

Promising Practice

STAT-MD: Early Identification of ASD for Pediatric Health Providers

The STAT-MD model is designed to teach enhanced ASD screening and diagnostic procedures to pediatric providers serving young children. Read More

Promising Practice

Perinatal Continuum of Care Toolkit for Action

The Perinatal Continuum of Care Toolkit for Action is a facilitator guide that builds capacity of providers across sectors to understand and embrace their role in supporting perinatal mental health. Read More

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RECENT NEWS

Supporting our mission one step at a time

Creating a Workplace Environment Supportive of Well-Being

Mental health is the capacity for people to feel, think, and act in ways that enable them to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. Emotional health, one aspect of mental health, is a person’s...